hahaha yeah its hard. And I still feel crazy when Im half in the middle of a project and I stop to do 4 less than one minute tasks. I get too distracted, I could do a zillion 10 second tasks before getting back to what I should be doing. So...I also have a new method. I dont stop myself if I feel the need to do a 30 second thing, but if I start getting anxious and scattered, I write the task down in my book for tomorrow. Chances are I get to it later today, or even 5 minutes after ive written it down, but it lets my mind relax and not have to worry about forgetting the small thing. And no pressure because I've chosen tomorrow as the deadline, and not the current day.
That makes a lot of sense. If you have a list of 30 second things to do, you could probably get a lot of them done within the first half hour of your day and then be totally pumped for the rest of the day to come.
Sorry about the late reply. I think that scheduling a morning, afternoon, or evening for this or that activity might be really helpful for you. Create a schedule for yourself each morning or each week and hold yourself to it. See if you notice a difference. You could even schedule in 30 minute breaks to tackle the random, miscellaneous things that pop into your mind as you are working. Just write them down like you have been and then try to cross them off your list during those breaks.
I didn’t stick with this one very long so it’s back to the drawing board to try again;)
hahaha yeah its hard. And I still feel crazy when Im half in the middle of a project and I stop to do 4 less than one minute tasks. I get too distracted, I could do a zillion 10 second tasks before getting back to what I should be doing. So...I also have a new method. I dont stop myself if I feel the need to do a 30 second thing, but if I start getting anxious and scattered, I write the task down in my book for tomorrow. Chances are I get to it later today, or even 5 minutes after ive written it down, but it lets my mind relax and not have to worry about forgetting the small thing. And no pressure because I've chosen tomorrow as the deadline, and not the current day.
That makes a lot of sense. If you have a list of 30 second things to do, you could probably get a lot of them done within the first half hour of your day and then be totally pumped for the rest of the day to come.
the listing of the things - maybe thats the key to making it productive! Not just doing them whenever they pop up at inopportune times, lol.
Sorry about the late reply. I think that scheduling a morning, afternoon, or evening for this or that activity might be really helpful for you. Create a schedule for yourself each morning or each week and hold yourself to it. See if you notice a difference. You could even schedule in 30 minute breaks to tackle the random, miscellaneous things that pop into your mind as you are working. Just write them down like you have been and then try to cross them off your list during those breaks.